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How it works Nitrogen gas actively dilutes the oxygen level to quickly
as an inert suppress small fires
gas • Even in large rooms
• Room integrity is NOT required for the Vortex System
Water Input
Droplet Pattern Disbursement
Victaulic Vortex
• Relative Surface Area of Heat Exposure
90
81
80
70
60
Square Inches
Per Minute, 50
normalized
Standard 40
Sprinkler = 1
30
20
7
10
1
0
Standard Sprinkler High Pressure Mist Vortex
Room integrity Graph from Hughes
Associates, Clean
Agent System
Design, by Eric
Forssell and Scott
Hill, presented at
NFPA World Fire
Safety Congress &
Expo, May 14, 2001
Pure
Nitrogen
Victaulic Vortex
• Fire Extinguishing Mechanics
Oxygen Concentration Levels and Effects
%
22
20 21% Normal oxygen level
18 15% No immediate effects
16 VORTEX
14
O2 @ 12%, exit < 5 min.
12 12% Fatigue, Impaired Judgement
10 10% Dizziness, shortness of breath O2 @ 10%, exit < 3 min.
8 7% Stupor sets in
6 O2 @ 8%, exit < 30 sec.
4 5% Minimum amount that supports life
2 2-3% Death within 1 minute
0
Victaulic Vortex Approvals
• FM 5580 Approval Machine Spaces/Turbine
Enclosure
• UL2127 Test Report by UL and FM for Class A and
B fires
• Compliant with NFPA 750 & NFPA 2001
• EPA SNAP approval as an “inert gas water based
APPROVALS AND THIRD system”
PARTY REPORTS • New standard under review by NFPA: NFPA 770
Victaulic Vortex Approvals
3 minutes Min. 10
1-2 minutes
or higher minutes
Needle Valve
Nitrogen Gas
Supply* Emitter: Series 953
Fluid Control Module